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HIST 239 - Modern Latin American History

(3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Placement into   with   , or higher.
Modern Latin American History surveys Latin American history from the independence movements of the early nineteenth century until the present.  Through an examination of both primary and secondary source material, students in this course will explore political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Latin America including class structures, inequality, and uneven economic development, race, gender, and ethnicity, social movements, rebellion, and revolution, authoritarianism and democracy, human rights, globalization, migration, and U.S.-Latin American relations.  Students will emerge from this course with a deeper understanding and appreciation of Latin America’s connection to the world and the major role that Latin Americans have had in shaping human history.


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